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BELET WEYNE (SoOHA) – The United Nations has joined the national efforts to provide immediate assistance to tens of thousands of people affected by floods that have devastated parts of Somalia, especially the Belet Weyne district in Hirshabelle State. The World Food Programme (WFP), the food-assistance branch of the United …

KUWAIT (SoOHA) – Kuwait has expressed its determination to hold a donor conference to back education in Somalia next year, Assistant Foreign Minister for International Organizations Affairs Ambassador Nasser Al-Hayen said on Sunday. Speaking before a ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Somalia, Al-Hayen affirmed Kuwait’s support …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – A plane from Djibouti carrying emergency relief supplies in aid of the ongoing response to the floods in Beletwyene landed yesterday in Mogadishu. The National Flood Emergency Committee which coordinates the relief efforts received the plane dispatched by the government of Djibouti. According to the committee, the …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – At least 273,000 people had to flee severe flooding of the Shabelle River in Somalia, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said in a report on Friday, Anadolu reports. Calling for urgent humanitarian aid, the report said residents of the worst-affected region of Beledweyne were “sheltering under trees or in emergency tents …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – At least 200,000 people – including at least 100,000 children have been forced to flee their homes in the town of Beledweyne following heavy rains which continue to fall across Hiraan and Bakool regions of Central Somalia Save the Children teams on the ground are reporting whole …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – At least 6,000 families have been displaced in Badale in southern Somalia’s Bay region after flash floods caused by torrential rain hit the town. Fadumo Moalim Abdirahman, from Horsed neighborhood, said she spent the whole night of 20 October in her house, submerged in water. Youth from …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – Hormuud Telecom has announced a $200,000 donation to the humanitarian relief efforts in Beletweyne where thousands have been displaced within the last week. The telco said in a statement Wednesday it is donating the funds to ‘assist and alleviate the burden from those affected by the floods. ’ …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – UN Special Representative for Somalia Ambassador James Swan said international agencies are ready to assist the flood victims in the Juba and Shabelle River. James Swan said the UN is ready to work with the Federal Government and regional authorities to respond to the flood victims, on …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – The UN refugee agency said Tuesday more than 4,800 Somali refugees have so far returned home from Yemen since it started an Assisted Spontaneous Return (ASR) program in 2017. The UNHCR said 37 organized departures have now taken place from Yemen to Somalia since the ASR program …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has renewed its commitment to end the recruitment and use of child soldiers by signing a roadmap detailing measures and practical actions to prevent violations against children, release children associated with armed forces, and reintegrate them into communities. The Special Representative of …